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Police find that everyone had a motive for the murder of a wealthy woman.
Release : | 1957 |
Rating : | 6 |
Studio : | Major Pictures, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Draughtsman, |
Cast : | Griffith Jones Ursula Howells Honor Blackman Ewen Solon Philip Gilbert |
Genre : | Drama Crime Mystery |
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The Worst Film Ever
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
A pretty run-of-the-mill, but yet still reasonably entertaining British murder mystery, there are a few well-done bits, but not quite enough for them to really be notable. The characters, the acting and the story never rise above the ordinary, however it can at least be said that they never fall below the mark either. The special weather effects for lightning, achieved by scratching actual film, are a sight to see, even if they look quite fake. There is not much else to strongly recommend this early English film on, but if comes to television, it is perhaps worth a look. Honor Blackman would, of course, later go on to be Pussy Galore.
Imagine you have gone to the pictures in the fifties, possibly with mum and dad. You start by seeing this little jewel of a film, then the forthcoming attractions, Pearl and Dean adverts and then Pathé News!!! Before the main feature, sit back and enjoy a choc-ice. The main film could have been....... (use your imagination). Brings it all back, doesn't it?If only all 1 hour TV police stories made today were as well written as well acted and as well directed.
This strangely short murder-mystery is a good reminder of why the English film industry was so strong during this period.The cast of relative unknowns (with the exception of a young Honor Blackman) deliver a tight story in a precise way. The sub texts of the story are not laboured, creating an involving story.It's worth the time.